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FZPN03 KNHC 092110
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT DEC 09 2006

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 09
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 10
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 11

.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
16N94.5W 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W 14N96W 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 7N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 8N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 108W NE TO E WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 97W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 8N TO 14N BETWEEN 96W AND 107W WINDS LESS THAN
20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH 30N120W TO 23N130W. COLD FRONT FROM 
30N129W TO 24N140W. N OF 28N W OF COLD FRONT TO 135W NW WINDS
25 TO 30 KT SEAS 13 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM
E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 KT SEAS 10 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 10 TO 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF DISSIPATING TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 113W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONT E OF AREA. N OF 25N WITHIN
180 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N BETWEEN 111W AND 123W AND N OF
23N BETWEEN 123W AND 130W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 10 TO 13 
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 
13 TO 18 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 30N E OF 121W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT SEAS 10 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 23N TO 26N W 
OF 121W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 14 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST N OF 28N.

.FROM 8N TO 23N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 8N TO 20N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W NE WINDS TO 20 KT 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 8N TO 23N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF 108W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 8N TO 23N W OF 121W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
23N W OF 107W AND S OF 8N BETWEEN 95W AND 107W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 
115W.

.FROM 9N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 2030 UTC SAT DEC 09...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...5N78W 5N90W 6N100W 5N111W
6N123W 8N131W 7N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 125W AND 128W...AND ALSO BETWEEN 131W
AND 136W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS W 
OF 137W.

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TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
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